Display rack



Aprl 13 1926.

W. C. LYON ET AL` DISPLAY RACK Filed April lO, 1924 2 Sheets-sheet April 13, 1926. 1,580,744y

W. C. LYON ET AL DISPLAY RACK Filed April 10. 1924 2 sheets-sheet 2 @fan f@ 1f @a HJ@ Patented pr. lf3, 1925i.

Unirse STATES Parent aerien,

WILLIAII C. LYON AND ALPHES MCCULLEN, OE' DURHAM, NORTH' CAROLINA..

DISPLAY RACK.

Application filed Apri-1'y 10, 1924.. 'Serial No'. 705,523,

To NZZ whom it may concern Be it known tlrat We, Winnaar C. LYON and Anrnnus llioCULLnN, citizens of the Uni-tedl States ot America, residing at Durham, in the county oit Durham and Statev of North Carolina, haveY invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display Racks,

' ot which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and use'iul improvements in disp-lay racks adapted especially for the display ot axes, ax handles and heads, and other similar articles.

An important object ot the invention is to improve and simplify the construction ot exhibiting racks so as to be comparatively inexpensive ton'iianuiiaeture', take up aminimuni amount ot' tloor space while having a large storage capacity, capable ot' being easily moved from place to place, and at the same time holding the axes in sufcl'r a manner as to etiectivcly display the same.

A, further object ot the invention is to provide a rack of the aliove n'fientioned type 'which may be easily and completely dissembled ttor pern'iitting the same to be trans ported in compact lorin.

Other objects and advantages ot the invention will be apparent during the course ot the tollowing description,

In the accoinpa -ying drawings forming a part ot' this speci .ation and in which like numerals are employed to' designate like parts throughout the same,

Yixlippure l is a perspectivt-i` view ot the dis-- play rack enrlnnlyin-g this inventitni,

4Figure; E2 is a side elevational view ot the display ra-eli: illustrated in Fig. l,

Figure an end elevational *view ot the rack illustrated in Figs. l and 2,

Figure- 4; is a fragmentary view, partly in section and partly in top planv view taken upon lines lV-IV ot Fig. 2,

Figure 5 is fragmentary View, partly in section and partly in plan and taken upon line V-V ot Fig. 3, and l Figure 6. is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the manner ot Jforming the lower portion ot' the leg of the trames employed for forming the rack illustrated in the aforementioned iigures.

in the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preterred embodiment of this invention, the numeral 5 illustrates a base which may be formed ot' Wood or other suitable material and may be of either rectangular or square formation. Suitably secured to the under tace ot the: base 5.

are the casters 6 which Will permit the easy and rapid moving et the racl; over the iioor when so desired.

The rack consists ot the similarly formed sli-de trames 7 which are preferably manu- .'tactured from angle irons and are shaped to provide the pcrpendicularliy extendingleg portions 8 which are connectedv at their up'- p'er ends to the converging portions 9 that arev joined by the arcuate top portion l0. As has been previously stated, these trames 7 are of identical formati-on and are intended to be positioned inp'arallelism with each other tlirou-ghout their entire length.

:in Fig. 6, one legl porti-on ot one oft? the 'trames is illustrated as having the side ll made into an extending lug l2 which is provided: with an aperture 13.. This ext-ending portion l2' is intended to be `bent into its dotted line position for permitting the same to be secured to the top tace ot the base 5 by the leg bolt le.. It will be seen that this coifistrnction permits the frames 7 tobe snit` ably secu-red to the base 5. in Figs. l, and 5, there are shown transversely exten-ding bracesV l5 which are seonred to the leg portions 8 of the trames by means ot the stove bolts l5- wl-iich pass through suitable open :ings torined in the opposite vends et the transverse braces l5 and the said legs 8.. .It

will be noted that these transverse braces 1T are positioned: substantially midway ot the distance between the lugs .i2 and the f nt of connection between the leg' portionsS and the converging portions 9. Arran-ged on the same plane as thel transverse braces l5 are the longitudinally extending lower braces l? which are secu-red to the lieg portions in a i manner to be described aft a later point. The trames 7 are furtherl provided Wit'l-i upper longitudinally extending braces 18 which are connected to the converging portions 9 at a point spaced a suitable distance vabove the lovv'er ends of these portions. 'By this construction, it will be seen that the trans versely extending braces 8 act as means tor retaining the side trames 'i' in proper spaced relation to each other While the longitudinally extending braces 17 and 18 aid in strengthening the said frame portions 'i'.

As illustrated in Figs. l to inclusive, the arcuate top portions l0 ot the frames 7 are connected by the transversely extending pipe sections 19 which are secured to the said frames by means ot the relative long` tie bolts which extend through the bores of the said pipe sections 19. lt will be seen that the upper portions of the Jtrames 7 are in this manner suitably braced for retaining the same in iXed spaced relation in respect to each other.

It will be seen, by inspecting` Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive and 5 that the longitudinally eX- tending braces 17 are secured to the side frames 7 by means ot the stove bolts 21 which pass through short sections ot pipe Q2. Itis to be understood that these stove bolts 21 and pipe sections 22 are employed for the combined purpose ot connecting the brace elements 17 to the trames 7 and for i'orming pegs for supporting ax heads such as those illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 and referred to by the character l'l. It will also be seen, by inspecting Figs. 2 and 3, that the longitudinally extending upper braces 18 are connected to the converging portions 9 by the stove bolts 23 which pass through the bores ot pipe sections 211. lt is to be understood that these bolts and pipe sections 23 and 2li respectively will :torni pegs for supporting ax heads H.

lt will now be seen, by inspecting Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive that the braces 15, 17 and 18 and the side trames 7 are provided with a multiplicity ot aX head supporting pegs which are formed by the bolts 25 and pipe sections 26. These pegs may be arranged as desired and may extend laterally outwardly of the side frames, as indicated at -a-u or both laterally inwardly and outwardly of the side trames as indicated at -ZJ- in Fig. 3.

In Figs. 2 and 3 the bars or pipe sections 19 are illustrated as being utilized for supporting and suitably displaying` assembled aXes with their handles depending from the said pipes 19. These figures also illustrate ax handles 27 which may be placed upon the top surface of the base 5 and stacked there upon in positions to extend longitudinally of the rack and arranged between the side frames 7 It is now believed that the manner of assembling this rack will be understood by those skilled in the art and they will be able assegna to readily see that the entire device may be dissembled or knocked down for permitting the same to be shipped in a very compact form. lt will also be seen that a great number ot ai; heads may be very artistically displayed and a desired number of assembled axes may also be displayed and provided in readiness tor immediate sale.

lt is to be understood that the form of this invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape,

size, and arrangement ot parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit ot' the inrention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

Having thus described the invention, we claim z- A display rack comprising a base, a pair ot angle iron side trames mounted on said base in spaced parallelism, transverse brace members connecting the side trames intermediate the upper and lower extremities of the same, a pair ot closely positioned, parallel brace members connecting the upper eX- tremities of the side frames and being iormed of pipe sections having tie bolts eX- tending through their bores and through apertures termed in flanges of the angle iron side frames, horizontal strip members fastened to each side trame by relatively long tie bolts which project laterally ot' the trames and have their iree portions encircled by pipe sections for forming pegs, lateral pegs mounted on said transverse brace members and horizontal strip members and including pipe sections supported by tie bolts extending through their bores and through apertures in said members, and av plurality ot double pegs mounted on said side trames, said double pegs each including a pair ot axially alined pipe sections arranged one on each side ot a frame member and secured thereto by a bolt passing through the bores ot said pipe sections and an aperture in a flange ot said side frame.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

' VVLLAM C. LYON'.

ALPHEUS MCCULLEN. 

